Suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure

ABSTRACT

A suitcase with the elastic suspending buffer structure is disclosed. The suitcase includes at least a pair of a first supporting board and a second supporting board symmetrically arranged spaced in parallel, and a pocket structure with its upper end elastically connected with the first supporting board and the second supporting board, and the bottom of the pocket structure is higher than the bottoms of the first supporting board and the second supporting board. The pocket structure of the suitcase with the elastic suspending buffer structure is made of elastic materials, or elastically connected with the first supporting board and the second supporting board. This type of shockproof suitcase can makes the articles in the suitcase in a suspension status. During transit, the elastic lining provides a buffer effect for the articles inside, greatly reduce the impact force and protect the articles.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a type of suitcase, and in particular to a typeof suitcase with an elastic suspending buffer structure which utilizeselastic buffer to realize the shockproof function.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Usually some of various types of articles people carrying with aresophisticated devices, and the devices can not withstand violentvibration or impact, for example notebook computers, mobile hard diskdrives, digital cameras, etc, which people need to carry along for use.In order to guarantee there is no damage to these carrying articles,even under some accident circumstances, like falling from a high place,the fragile items are stored in special shockproof suitcases. Atpresent, the commercial available conventional shockproof suitcasesmanly insert PE foams or elastic materials in the interlayer or theinside part of suitcases to achieve a shockproof effect. But due to thelimitation of the thickness of a suitcase, the thickness of theinterlayer can not be very thick which influences its portability, thereal buffer distance is usually very short and no real protection effectis achieved. How to effectively increase the shockproof buffer distancewithout increasing the thickness of suitcase is the problem that needsto solve.

In order to solve the preceding problem, a novel type of suitcase withelastic suspending buffer structure needs to be created.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a suitcase with asimple design, a longer buffer distance and an elastic suspending bufferstructure.

To achieve the preceding object, the present invention provides asuitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure comprising at least apair of a first supporting board and a second supporting boardsymmetrically arranged spaced in parallel, and a pocket structure withits upper end elastically connected with the first supporting board andthe second supporting board, and the bottom of the pocket structure ishigher than the bottoms of the first supporting board and the secondsupporting board.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, the pocket structure is made of elasticmaterials.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, the pocket structure is elastically connectedwith the first supporting board and the second supporting board, and theelastic band is connected at both ends with the first supporting boardand the second supporting board, while one end of the elastic bands isconnected with the pocket structure.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, the pocket structure is a bag-shaped structure.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, a side connecting member is further included,which connects the sides of the first and second supporting boards intoan integral structure.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, the bottom of the pocket structure is ⅕ to ½ ofthe total height of the first supporting board higher than the bottomsof the first and second supporting boards.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, the pocket structure is disposed with softscuff-resistant lining material on the side facing to the storage space.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, a bottom connecting member is further included;the bottom connecting member connects the bottoms of the first andsecond supporting boards into an integral structure at the bottoms offirst and second supporting boards.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, further, the pocket structure is elasticallyconnected with the left side and the right side of the first and secondsupporting boards.

Preferably, in the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure ofthe present invention, further, the material of the pocket structure isa neoprene material.

Compared with the prior art, the suitcase with the elastic suspendingbuffer of the present invention, because of the application of elasticmaterials, fixes the pocket structure to a pair of a rigid firstsupporting board and a rigid second supporting board parallel to eachother, and also the distance adjustment of the bottom of pocketstructure with the bottoms of the first and second supporting board,makes the articles in the pocket structure in a suspension status withthe effect of elastic materials. During transit, a computer does elasticmotion in the pocket structure and reduces adverse vibration of theinterior parts, especially when the suitcase with the elastic suspendingbuffer structure falls from a high place, the elastic material willgenerate a longer elastic extension to provide a longer elastic bufferto the articles in the pocket structure when the first and secondsupporting boards hit the ground, accordingly to be able to protect thearticles in the pocket structure well.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the suitcase with the elasticsuspending buffer structure according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the unfolded inner surface of the suitcasewith the elastic suspending buffer structure in FIG. 1

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the unfolded outer surface of the suitcasewith the elastic suspending buffer structure in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the suitcase with the elasticsuspending buffer structure according to the second embodiment.

Description of reference number 1. First supporting 2. Second supporting3. Pliable protective board board layer 4. Pocket structure 5. Elasticside layer 6. Soft scratchproof member 7. Elastic band 8. Elasticpositioning band

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure of the presentinvention will be explained in further detail with reference toaccompanying drawings in the following.

Referring to FIG. 1, the suitcase with the elastic suspending bufferstructure of the present invention can be loaded with digital cameras,notebook computers or other fragile articles. In the current embodiment,the directional words like, above, below, front, rear, left and rightare used to explain the structure of the suitcase with the elasticsuspending buffer structure. However, each direction described by thesewords is only for the orientations in FIG. 1. When the defineddirections for the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structurechange, the direction described by these directional words shall beexplained to be corresponding different directions

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the suitcase with the elastic suspendingbuffer structure includes at least a pair of a first supporting boardand a second supporting board symmetrically arranged spaced in paralleland a pocket structure with its upper end elastically connected with thefirst supporting board and the second supporting board, and the bottomof the pocket structure is higher than the bottoms of the firstsupporting board and the second supporting board.

In the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure, the pocketstructure itself can be made of elastic material, and can be a U-shapedbent fabric. The pocket structure of the U-shaped bent fabric uses aneoprene material as the elastic material and is sewed to the top partsof the first supporting board 1 and the second supporting board 2. Thepocket structure of the U-shaped bent fabric can also be fixed to thetop parts of the first supporting board 1 and the second supportingboard 2 by sticking or other fastening methods to integrate the firstsupporting board 1 and the second supporting board 2 into an integralstructure. To protect the articles inside of a suitcase from scuffing,the outside of the first supporting board and the outside of the secondsupporting board are fully covered with a pliable protective layer whichis affixed tightly. The bottom of the U-shaped bent fabric is higherthan the first supporting board 1 and the second supporting layer 2. Thedistance between the bottom of the U-shaped bent fabric and the bottomsof the first supporting board and the second supporting board is about ⅕to ½ of the total height of the first supporting board or the secondsupporting board, also commonly is 2-8 cm height, further, in thepresent invention of a suitcase with elastic suspending bufferstructure, the pocket structure can have a bag-shaped structure.

In the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure, the pocketstructure is elastically connected with the supporting board 1 and thesupporting board 2 through an elastic band 7, both ends of the elasticband 7 are connected to the first supporting board and the secondsupporting board, while one end of the elastic band is connected withthe pocket structure. Two elastic bands 7 (the number of elastic bandscan be more than two or just one), are disposed at the outside of pocketstructure 4 relative to the storage space, and fastened or sewed to thepliable protective layer 3 corresponding to the first supporting board 1and the second supporting board 2, the bottom of the elastic band 7 ishigher than the bottoms of the first supporting board land the secondsupporting board 2.

In the suitcase with the elastic suspending buffer structure, further,is provided with a side connecting member. The side connecting member 5connects the sides of the first supporting board 1 and the secondsupporting board 2 into an integral structure. The side connectingmember 5 is fastened in a way of sewing to the first supporting board 1and the second supporting board 2 separately, and connects the matchingsides of the first supporting board 1 and the second supporting board 2.The pocket structure and the elastic side layer 5 circulate to form astorage space. The side end of elastic side layer 5 closest to the sideshall not exceed the side ends of the first supporting board and thesecond supporting board. The side end of elastic side layer 5 is about2-6 cm away from the corresponding side ends of the first supportingboard 1 and the second supporting board 2. The side of pocket structure4 facing to the storage space is disposed with several soft scratchproofmembers 6. The soft scratchproof members 6 are applied to avoid scrapingon the computer surface, usually made of soft silicon material. Theelastic side layer 5 can be made of neoprene material or elastic bandmaterial.

In the suitcase with the elastic suspending buffer structure, further,the pocket structure is elastically connected with the left side end ofthe first supporting board and the right side end of the secondsupporting board.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the suitcase with the elasticsuspending buffer structure in the second embodiment, the difference ofthe suitcases with the elastic suspending buffer structure in the secondembodiment and in the first embodiment is that the suitcase with theelastic suspending buffer structure in the second embodiment is notdisposed with the elastic side layer 5, instead of which twosymmetrically tilted elastic positioning band are disposed on the firstsupporting board 1 or the second supporting board 2 to fix at the uppercorners of the computer in the storage space.

In summation of the description above, the suitcase of the inventionwith the elastic suspending buffer structure have the followingadvantages:

(1) the bottom of the pocket structure 4 is higher than the bottoms ofthe first supporting board 1 and the second supporting board 2, whichmakes the articles in the suitcase in a suspension status, duringtransit, an elastic buffering effect is generated to the computer in thepocket structure and relieves the pain on the shoulder or hand by aheavy load. If the suitcase accidentally falls from a high position, thepocket structure 4 or elastic band 7 will provide a long distanceelastic buffer effect for the speedily falling computer, greatly reducethe impact force and protect the articles inside from damage.

(2) the pocket structure 4 is folded into half to form a storage space,the articles inside are protected by the pocket structure 4 at thefront, rear and bottom, the three orientations. The material of thepocket structure is a neoprene material, which is very flexible,wear-resisting, soft, and plays a good role in the shockproof effect;when the elastic side layer 5 is also made of neoprene material, thearticles inside is fully protected at the front, rear, left, right andbottom.

(3) the material of the first supporting board 1 and the secondsupporting board 2 is polypropylene (PP), which is a light material andreduces the weight of the suitcase with elastic suspending bufferstructure, and polypropylene (PP) benefits in the surface rigidity,scuff-resistance, nice appearance and durability and provides certainstrength to the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure.

(4) the bottom of the pocket structure 4 is higher than the bottoms ofthe first supporting board 1 and the second supporting board 2, theheight is about 2-8 cm, the side end of the elastic side layer 5 isabout 2-6 cm away from those of the first supporting board 1 and thesecond supporting board 2, when the computer is being on the impact, thepocket structure and the elastic side layer 5 will deform to provide aroom, so called buffering room, and play a good role in the shockproofeffect. The elastic band 7 at the bottom prevents the shock impact onthe computer to the pocket structure 4, and strengthens the shockproofprotection.

(5) the first supporting board 1, the second supporting board 2 and thepocket structure 4 are sewed to the pliable protective layer 3, whichmakes the suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structure easy formanufacture and keeps the fine appearance.

The above description is the detail explanation for preferred applicableembodiments of the present invention, but the embodiments of the presentinvention is not limiting the present invention application scope, andany other equivalent change, modification within spirit and principledisclosed in present invention should be included in the protectionscope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A suitcase with elastic suspending bufferstructure, comprising: at least a pair of a first supporting board and asecond supporting board symmetrically arranged spaced in parallel, and apocket structure with its upper end elastically connected with the firstsupporting board and the second supporting board, and a bottom of thepocket structure is higher than a bottom of the first supporting boardand a bottom of the second supporting board.
 2. The suitcase withelastic suspending buffer structure according to claim 1, wherein thepocket structure is made of elastic materials.
 3. The suitcase withelastic suspending buffer structure according to claim 1, wherein thepocket structure is elastically connected with the first supportingboard and the second supporting board through an elastic band, theelastic band is connected at both ends with the first supporting boardand the second supporting board, while one end of the elastic band isconnected with the pocket structure.
 4. The suitcase with elasticsuspending buffer structure according to claim 1, wherein the pocketstructure is a bag-shaped structure.
 5. The suitcase with elasticsuspending buffer structure according to claim 1, wherein the suitcasefurther comprises a side connecting member, and the side connectingmember connects the sides of the first supporting board and the secondsupporting board into an integral structure.
 6. The suitcase withelastic suspending buffer structure according to claim 1, wherein thebottom of the pocket structure is ⅕ to ½ of the total height of thefirst supporting board higher than the bottoms of the first and secondsupporting boards.
 7. The suitcase with elastic suspending bufferstructure according to claim 1, wherein the pocket structure is disposedwith soft scuff-resistant lining materials on a side facing to a storagespace.
 8. The suitcase with elastic suspending buffer structureaccording to claim 1, wherein the suitcase further comprises a bottomconnecting member, the bottom connecting member connects the bottoms ofthe first and second supporting boards into an integral structure at thebottoms of the first and second supporting boards.
 9. The suitcase withelastic suspending buffer structure according to claim 8, wherein thepocket structure is elastically connected to a left side and a rightside of the first and second supporting boards.
 10. The suitcase withelastic suspending buffer structure according to claim 1, wherein thematerial of the pocket structure is a neoprene material.